Elrod is an unincorporated community in Clark County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1]

History

Elrod was originally called Ida.[2][3] The community's present name is for Samuel H. Elrod, a personal friend of the original owner of the town site; Samuel Elrod later served as Governor of South Dakota from 1905 to 1907.[3][4] A post office was established as Ida in 1883, renamed Elrod in 1884, and the post office was discontinued in 1954.[5]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elrod, South Dakota
  2. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1940). South Dakota place-names, v.1-3. University of South Dakota. p. 36. Archived from the original on August 9, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 68.
  4. ↑ Kingsbury, George Washington (1915). South Dakota: Its History and Its People. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 85.
  5. ↑ "Clark County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 17, 2015.

44°53′11″N 97°34′25″W / 44.88639°N 97.57361°W / 44.88639; -97.57361


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